Maguro Fest @ Maguro-Ya

Tonight we headed out to Waialae Ave in Kaimuki, which we'd heard was like a less yuppie version of University Ave in Palo Alto - basically a street lined with many yummy restaurants. We decided to try Maguro-Ya, literally "Blue fin tuna shop." As we looked at the menus (and stared at lots of fish specials plastered on the walls), I was enticed by what a great selection of fish they had, but H and I both ended up getting all tuna dinners. I got the Magurozukushi where the maguro comes in 3 forms - sashimi, grilled, and deep fried - while H got a maguro special with sashimi and maguro rib karaage (fried). I don't think that either of us had ever seen so much tuna on a table at once, but everything was very tasty, especially the sashimi! Another thing that made us very happy (and very full) was the many side dishes that came with the meal - their chawanmushi (a steamed egg custard dish) especially was so soft and tasty. We agreed that this was a definite come-back-to restaurant. Since we ate a year's worth of maguro tonight, maybe next time we will try another kind of fish =).